European Bowling Senior Championships 2023 Aalborg

The European Bowling Senior Championships will be held in Løvvang Bowling Centre in the city of Aalborg between 27 January and 5 February 2023.

166 athletes and 13 team officials from 25 federations will compete in singles, doubles and teams of four, ending with a Masters. The full schedule of play can be found on the official website here.. (Note: opens in a new browser/tab).

Senior Team England for the Championships are (l – r):

Angie Brown, Carole Orange, Jan Hodge & Gaye McCully,
Coach Natalie Hart, Manager Tony Brown
Gordon Humphries, Paul Cosgrove, Colin Grose & Steve Thornton

Follow the official Team England facebook page here for the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on the team as they take to the Aalborg lanes. We wish our athletes and officials the very best of luck and fortune, and hope that the pins fall favourably.

TOURNAMENT SUMMARY
Final positions in parenthesis

MASTERS

Steve Thornton, Angie Brown & Gaye McCully all qualified for the Masters.

Step 1, cut to the top-24 athletes saw Steve defeated 1 – 2 by Robert Bruce of Wales, Angie defeated 0 – 2 by Finland’s Reija Lundén and Gaye defeated 0 – 2 by Finland’s Nina Haavisto.

Congratulations to all of our athletes, Coach Natalie and Manager Tony who flew the flag high and proud for Team England!

SINGLES

SENIOR MEN SINGLES

Colin Grose 1085 / 180.8 61st
Gordon Humphries 1081 / 180.2 65th
Paul Cosgrove 1153 / 192.2 32nd
Steve Thornton 1158 / 193.0 30th

SENIOR WOMEN SINGLES

Angie Brown 1079 / 179.8 16th
Gaye McCully 1052 / 175.3 32nd
Carole Orange 1148 / 191.3 10th
Jan Hodge 998 / 166.3 47th

DOUBLES

Photo of Gordon Humphries & Paul Cosgrove

ENGLAND 1

Gordon Humphries 1199 / 199.8
Paul Cosgrove 1153 / 192.2
Total 2352 / 196.0 11th

ENGLAND 2

Colin Grose 1203 / 200.5
Steve Thornton 1189 / 198.2
Total 2392 / 199.3 8th

ENGLAND 1

Carole Orange 920 / 153.3
Jan Hodge 898 / 149.7
Total 1818 / 151.5 33rd

ENGLAND 2

Gaye McCully 1199 / 199.8
Angie Brown 1075 / 179.2
Total 2274 / 189.5 3rd

TEAM

ENGLAND SENIOR MEN

Paul Cosgrove 1067 / 177.8
Steve Thornton 1199 / 199.8
Colin Grose 1150 / 191.7
Gordon Humphries 1116 / 186.0
Total 4532 / 188.8 9th

ENGLAND SENIOR WOMEN

Angie Brown 1067 / 177.8
Gaye McCully 1028 / 171.3
Carole Orange 949 / 158.2
Jan Hodge 886 / 147.7
Total 3930 / 163.8 12th

ATHLETE SUMMARY – MEN

MASTER IN BOLD GREEN

ATHLETE	SINGLES	DOUBLES	TEAM	ALL EVENTS
Paul Cosgrove	1153	1153	1067	3373 / 187.4 42nd
Colin Grose	1085	1203	1150	3438 / 191.0 31st
Gordon Humphries	1081	1199	1116	3396 / 188.7 39th
Steve Thornton	1158	1189	1199	3546 / 197.0 19th

ATHLETE SUMMARY – WOMEN

ATHLETE	SINGLES	DOUBLES	TEAM	ALL EVENTS
Angie Brown	1079	1075	1067	3221 / 178.9 24th
Jan Hodge	998	898	886	2782 / 154.6 61st
Gaye McCully	1052	1199	1028	3279 / 182.2 17th
Carole Orange	1148	920	949	3017 / 167.6 44th